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EVERETT E. THAYER, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

KITE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 523,490, dated July24,1894.

Application iiled March 1, 1894. Serial No. 501,951. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVERETT E. THAYER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, reslding at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kites;and-I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked hereomwhich form a part of this specificaion.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved kite-frame whichcan be cheaply manufactured and sold at a small cost; and it consists'ina metallic frame made up of three pieces which are bent and connected toeach other at the angles, the parts composing the frame having meansvfor attaching thereto the binding string or cord and the belly-band, aswill be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of a kite-frameconstructed in accordance with my invention showing the frames connectedto each other. Fig.2 is an enlarged view showing the parts separated,and Fig. 3 is a detail View.

The kite-frame A is made up of three pieces of wire, preferablyaluminum, on account of its lightness, and in the preferred form two ofthe parts, B and B', are bentat the same angle and the members b bthereof correspond in length. The part B2 of the frame is bent to givethe proper shape to the upper part of the kite, the members b2 being ofthe same length. In manufacturing the frame the parts B, B and B2 mayall be bent at the same angle so that only one form may be required overwhich the several parts are bent, and in assembling the parts the anglesare brought together in proper position and soldered or otherwiseconnected.

The ends of the members constituting the frame may be either recessed toreceive the binding cord, as shown in Fig. 3, or provided with ringsheld in place by swaging orupsetting the metal upon the same. Themembers can also be provided with notches or rings for attaching thebelly-band o f the kite tion herein shown, but may modify my inventionwithin the spirit and scope of the claims.

I claiml. As an improved article of manufacture,

a Wire kite frame made up of the parts B, B

and B2, the parts B and B having like angles and members ofcorresponding length, all the parts being connected to each other at theangles or bends so as to lie on the same plane, substantially as shownand for the purpose set forth.

2. A frame for kites made up of three pieces of Wire which are bent atcorresponding angles, one of the pieces having members, as b2, of equallength and the other two pieces each having members of differentlengths,v

the parts being joined to each other at the angles of the pieces bysolder so as to lie on the same plane, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in l presence of twowitnesses.

EVERETT E. THAYER.

Witnesses:

MARY E. ADAMS, RTCHAED S. WoonLIEF.

